The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has launched an investigation to ascertain the full scope of the data breach involved in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) ransomware attack, as it discovers over 700 gigabytes (GB) extracted from a data dump claimed to be from the Medusa hacker group. In a statement over the weekend, the […]
Apple identifies issues causing overheating in iPhone 15, upcoming fixes coming
A woman looks at a new iPhone 15 Pro and a Huawei Mate 60 Pro as Apple’s new iPhone 15 officially goes on sale across China, at an Apple store in Shanghai, China September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Apple on Saturday said it has identified a few issues which can cause new iPhones to […]
Philhealth temporarily shuts down systems after hackers attack website
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) has temporarily shut down affected online systems after computer hackers attacked the website and its application system. The computer hackers managed to take down the systems of Philhealth on Friday and blocked access to the site for more than 24 hours. In a statement on Saturday, PhilHealth said it […]
How Alexa Works
We can talk to almost all of the smart devices now, but how does it work? When you ask “What song is this?”, what technologies are being used? How does Alexa work? According to Adi Agashe, Program Manager at Microsoft, Alexa is built based on natural language processing (NLP), a procedure of converting speech into words, […]
Top 10 Programming Languages to Learn in 2023
Programming languages are means of communication used by humans to instruct computers to perform specific tasks. To create programs that perform specialized tasks, these languages use particular coding syntax. A career in software programming can be lucrative. Approximately 21% of programming jobs are projected to be created by 2028. There are around 700 programming languages, […]
503 Service Unavailable Error Message: What It Is and How to Fix It
The 503 Service Unavailable error is an HTTP status code that means a website’s server is not available right now. Most of the time, it occurs because the server is too busy or maintenance is being performed on it. A 503 error message can be customized by the website it appears on or the server software that […]
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
How is artificial intelligence used in medicine? Artificial intelligence in medicine is the use of machine learning models to search medical data and uncover insights to help improve health outcomes and patient experiences. Thanks to recent advances in computer science and informatics, artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming an integral part of modern healthcare. AI […]
New AI chatbot has everyone talking to it : ChatGPT
A new chatbot has passed one million users in less than a week, the project behind it says. ChatGPT was publicly released on Wednesday by OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research firm whose founders included Elon Musk. But the company warns it can produce problematic answers and exhibit biased behaviour. Open AI says it’s “eager to […]
What is Meta Threads? Instagram platform explained
If you haven’t heard by now, Meta has officially joined the competition to create a Twitter rival with their new messaging app, Threads. Millions of users downloaded it within the first few hours of its launch on Wednesday, but what exactly is Threads? Even before it got released a day early, this swanky new app has been making […]
Configuring an free SSL on Freehostia A-Z Guide
I was looking for an opportunity to test WordPress site on a free hosting. After several unsuccessful attempts, I settled on freehostia hosting. With the installation of WordPress there were no problems. When installing the site, you must specify the pre-installation of scripts. It is not necessary to have your domain name registered with the […]